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The future of Taiwan's security with Mick Ryan Jun 12, 2024

Show notes

The author of "White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan" discusses shoring up defenses against a blockade or invasion.

Guest:

Mick Ryan, retired Australian Army major general, strategist, and author.

Sources:

"White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan," by Mick Ryan, published May 2023;
"Chinese Warship Activities around Taiwan," by Si-Fu Ou, director of the Division of Chinese Politics, Military and Warfighting Concepts at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research in Taiwan;
"From Coercion to Capitulation, How China Can Take Taiwan Without a War," by the Institute for the Study of War, May 2024.

Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 3: The wider world May 20, 2024

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Guest:

Chris Blattman, economist, political scientist, and Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago.

Sources:

"Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity," published April 2024 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute;
"Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War," by Maria Snegovaya, Max Bergmann, Tina Dolbaia, Nick Fenton, and Samuel Bendett, published April 2024 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies;
"Keeping Up with the Pacing Threat: Unveiling the True Size of Beijing's Military Spending," by Mackenzie Eaglen, published April 2024 by the American Enterprise Institute;
"Indo-Pacific Missile Arsenals: Avoiding Spirals and Mitigating Escalation Risks," by Ankit Panda, published October 2023 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
"Missile Proliferation and Control in the Asia-Pacific Region," from Jeffrey Lewis and Kolja Brockmann, published April 2024 by the International Institute for Strategic Studies;
And "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace," from Chris Blattman, published April 2022 by Penguin Random House.

Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 2: China and the Indo-Pacific May 17, 2024

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Guests:

Mackenzie Eaglen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she works on defense strategy, defense budgets, and military readiness;
And Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Sources:

"Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity," published April 2024 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute;
"Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War," by Maria Snegovaya, Max Bergmann, Tina Dolbaia, Nick Fenton, and Samuel Bendett, published April 2024 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies;
"Keeping Up with the Pacing Threat: Unveiling the True Size of Beijing's Military Spending," by Mackenzie Eaglen, published April 2024 by the American Enterprise Institute;
"Indo-Pacific Missile Arsenals: Avoiding Spirals and Mitigating Escalation Risks," by Ankit Panda, published October 2023 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
"Missile Proliferation and Control in the Asia-Pacific Region," from Jeffrey Lewis and Kolja Brockmann, published April 2024 by the International Institute for Strategic Studies;
And "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace," from Chris Blattman, published April 2022 by Penguin Random House.

Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia May 17, 2024

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Guest:

Maria Snegovaya, senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a postdoctoral fellow in Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Source material:

"Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity," published April 2024 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute;
"Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War," by Maria Snegovaya, Max Bergmann, Tina Dolbaia, Nick Fenton, and Samuel Bendett, published April 2024 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies;
"Keeping Up with the Pacing Threat: Unveiling the True Size of Beijing's Military Spending," by Mackenzie Eaglen, published April 2024 by the American Enterprise Institute;
"Indo-Pacific Missile Arsenals: Avoiding Spirals and Mitigating Escalation Risks," by Ankit Panda, published October 2023 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
"Missile Proliferation and Control in the Asia-Pacific Region," from Jeffrey Lewis and Kolja Brockmann, published April 2024 by the International Institute for Strategic Studies;
And "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace," from Chris Blattman, published April 2022 by Penguin Random House.

The state of the Air Force Apr 26, 2024

Show notes

Defense One's Audrey Decker interviews Gen. David Allvin and Air Mobility Command's Gen. Mike Minihan (at the 32:42 mark).

You can also catch all of our 2024 State of Defense interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

The state of the Navy Apr 17, 2024

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Defense One Executive Editor Bradley Peniston speaks with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; and Defense One's Patrick Tucker sat down with Fourth Fleet commander Rear Adm. James Aiken (at the 28:09 mark).

You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

The state of the Army Apr 12, 2024

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Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad speaks with Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific.

You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

The state of the Marine Corps Apr 05, 2024

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Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Assistant Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad interviews Marine Corps Combat Development Command's Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl.

You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

The state of the Space Force Mar 27, 2024

Show notes

Defense One's Audrey Decker speaks to Chief of the Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman; and Defense One's Lauren Williams interviews Air Force Col. Michelle Idle, deputy commander of Space Systems Command.

You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

Elliot Ackerman on '2054: A Novel' Mar 13, 2024

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The author and Marine veteran discusses the future of technology, the promise of AI, the perils of toxic politics, and other themes packed into his latest work of speculative fiction.

Guest: Elliot Ackerman, co-author of "2054: A Novel," which was published on March 12.

Find our previous discussions with Ackerman here:

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